DOWNTOWN DUBAI MARKET REPORT OCTOBER 2026
DOWNTOWN DUBAI / OCTOBER 2026
OCTOBER AT A GLANCE Downtown Dubai community | Registered sales
REGISTERED SALES
MEDIAN SALE PRICE
APARTMENT AED / SQ FT
162
AED 3.00M
2,653
+0.6% month-on-month
-6.2% month-on-month
-2.2% month-on-month
MORE SALES. A SOFTER PRICE READING. October recorded 162 residential sales, compared with 161 in September. The apartment median price per sq ft was AED 2,653, -2.2% month-on-month. Both months use Property Finder's residential scope.
Snapshot: apartments and hotel apartments; AED / sq ft uses apartments only. Property Finder coverage differs from the archived history on page 4. Medians reflect sales mix.
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DOWNTOWN DUBAI / OCTOBER 2026
90-DAY MARKET TRENDS 3 August - 31 October 2026 | Three equal 30-day periods
RESIDENTIAL SALES
MEDIAN APARTMENT AED / SQ FT
474
+5.1%
Across the full 90-day window
Final 30 days vs first 30 days
PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT
Median apartment price | AED / sq ft
3,000
2,671
2,675
2 Sep - 1 Oct
2 - 31 Oct
2,545 2,600
2,200
3 Aug - 1 Sep
RESIDENTIAL SALES
-5.7%: final vs first 30 days
159
165
3 Aug - 1 Sep
2 Sep - 1 Oct
150
2 - 31 Oct
Residential sales include apartments and hotel apartments; price per sq ft uses apartments only. Each period covers 30 days.
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DOWNTOWN DUBAI / OCTOBER 2026
PRICES & TRANSACTIONS November 2023 - October 2026 | October unavailable
MEDIAN REGISTERED PRICE PER SQ FT AED / sq ft | Monthly medians | Axis starts at 2,000
4,000
3,751
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,754 2,648 N/A
2,000 Nov 23
May 24
Nov 24
May 25
Nov 25
May 26
Oct 26
REGISTERED SALES Monthly transaction count | Zero-based scale
600 495
355 338 341 342
400
468
465 371
351 277
415
397 340 303
252 268
331 327 318 322 320
320 231 244
246 230
222 221
148
200
124 114 140
158 141 164
N/A
0 Nov 23
May 24
Nov 24
May 25
Nov 25
May 26
Oct 26
Archived Dubai Data series through September 2026. October data unavailable: the source could not be accessed on 2 November. No October value or trend is inferred. Source coverage differs from Property Finder.
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SALES & RENTAL BENCHMARKS 3 August - 31 October 2026 | Apartments
ONE & TWO BEDS LEAD SALES One- and two-bedroom apartments account for 324 of the 423 apartment sales in the 90-day window. 1 bedroom
34.3%
2 bedrooms
42.3%
All other apartments
23.4%
76.6% 1 & 2 BEDROOMS
PRICE & RENT BY BEDROOM MEDIAN SALE PRICE / AED MILLIONS
Studio
MEDIAN ANNUAL RENT
AED 68,000
1.26
29 sales
1 bedroom
251 leases
AED 107,500
2.13
145 sales
2 bedrooms
1411 leases
AED 165,000
3.60
179 sales
3 bedrooms
1155 leases
AED 280,000
5.70
59 sales
4 bedrooms 11 sales
363 leases
25.00
AED 600,000 12 leases
Apartment annual leases (365/366 days), new and renewal: n=3,194; 350 other terms excluded. Sales and rents are separate samples. Two 5+ bedroom leases are outside these rows.
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TOP-SELLING TOWERS 3 August - 31 October 2026 | Residential sales count BUILDING
SALES
Burj Khalifa
28
Burj Royale
19
Imperial Avenue
15
Inaura Hotels & Residences
15
St. Regis Residences - Tower 1
15
Ranked by individual building / project. Includes apartments and hotel apartments.
HIGHEST 90-DAY RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTION
AED 36,299,999 MERCEDES BENZ PLACES BY BINGHATTI 4 bedrooms | 4,043 sq ft | AED 8,979 / sq ft 2 October 2026 | Off-plan Apartment
ACTIVITY LEADER With 28 sales, Burj Khalifa accounted for 5.9% of the 474 residential transactions recorded across the 90-day period.
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RECENT TRANSACTIONS Selected October registrations A selection of published registrations, shown as recorded. These are examples, not a ranking of the month's highest sales or Huspy transactions.
DATE / 2026
BUILDING
BEDS
PRICE / AED
STATUS
31 Oct
Mercedes Benz Places by Binghatti
3
22,599,999
Off-plan
30 Oct
Mercedes Benz Places by Binghatti
2
9,400,000
Off-plan
30 Oct
Burj Crown
3
4,250,000
Ready
30 Oct
Burj Crown
3
4,250,000
Ready
30 Oct
Burj Royale
2
3,100,000
Ready
30 Oct
St. Regis / Financial Center Road
1
3,000,000
Ready
30 Oct
The St. Regis Residences Tower 1
1
2,500,000
Off-plan
Comparing transactions: building, floor, view, size and completion status can materially affect price. A bedroom count alone is not a like-for-like comparison.
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